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2025 Texas Summit
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We are excited to provide a forum to discuss the relationship between schedule planning and effectiveness, student progress, and completion.
Learn how institutions across Texas prioritize student success and ensure financial sustainability through Smart Scheduling.
Cost for registration is $50 through May 31st. Starting June 1st, the price increases to $75.
Summit Details:
- Houston Community College
- 2811 Hayes Road, Houston, TX 77082
- July 7th & 8th, 2025
Hotel Information:
- Hotel: Comfort Suites Westchase Houston Energy Corridor
- Address: 2830 Wilcrest Drive, Houston, TX 77042
- Phone Number: (713)-334-8884
- Group Rate: Starting at $89/night
- Booking Deadline: 5/07
- Instructions for booking: Please call (713)-334-8884 and let them know you want to book a room in the Ad Astra Texas Summit block.
Summit Agenda
*Agenda subject to change.
Monday, July 7, 2025
- 2:30pm – 4:30pm: Early Registration:
o Pick-up lanyard, agenda & swag - 5:00pm: Happy Hour & Networking
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
- 8:00am – 9:00am: Registration & Welcome Address:
o Refreshments
o Pick-up Lanyard, Swag, & Agenda - 9:10am – 9:30am: Houston Community College Summit Kickoff:
o Welcome & General Housekeeping
o Houston Community College Spotlight - 9:30am – 10:15am: Ad Astra Keynote & Roadmap:
o Session: Solution Set & Roadmap Overview- -Smart Schedule Planning
- -What to expect from the Texas Summit
- 10:15am – 10:30am: Break
- 10:30am – 11:15am: Breakout Sessions:
o Session: Academic Workflow & Academic Scheduling
o Session: Pathways Activity
o Session: Event Workflow - 11:15am – 12:00pm: Breakout Sessions:
o Session: 8-week strategy and discussion
o Session: DFW/Momentum Year/Degree Velocity™ Reporting
o Session: Driving change: Collin College best practices - 12:00pm – 1:15pm: Lunch
- 1:15pm – 2:00pm: Breakout Sessions:
o Session: Migration – Event Spaces/Resources
o Session: Student Demand Forecasting
o Session: Annual Scheduling
- 2:00pm – 2:15pm: Break
- 2:15pm – 3:00pm: Breakout Sessions:
o Session: Pathway alignment
o Session: Reporting – Scheduling and Utilization
o Session: Invoicing and Event Reporting - 3:00pm– 3:15pm: Summit Take Aways
- 3:15pm– 3:30pm: Closing remarks and Texas Summit Raffle